The newly implemented grading system is designed to hold teachers and principals accountable. The system was put in place by the New Mexico Public Education Department.

For the first time, New Mexico teachers were evaluated on things like attendance, student test scores and classroom observation.

The state has yet to release its findings. Albuquerque Public Schools Board Member Kathy Korte said that's causing anxiety among educators.

"So the whole system has just caused anguish, frustration, it's just beyond. I can't even describe what some of these teachers and principals are going through this year," Korte said. "(The PED launched the evaluations) with great disregard and they just basically ran with it without doing any kind of pilots as was suggested to them."

Union representatives for educators said teachers are being asked to sign their evaluations before they're finished.

An APS spokesman said the only form teachers are being asked to sign is a recommendation for reemployment, with a box marked "Yes" or "No."

A PED spokesman said no one from the state could do an interview but sent a statement saying, "This too fast, too soon tactic is commonly employed by union leaders and other opponents that share the sole goal of dodging accountability."

He also said, "There is no state requirement that teachers sign evaluations at all."

The PED said APS teachers will have their evaluations by the end of the school year.

AND STRESS. THAT'S HOW SOME EDUCATORS DESCRIBE THE NEW CONTROVERSIAL TEACHER EVALUATIONS. WITH JUST ONE WEEK OF SCHOOL LEFT, MANY TEACHERS STILL DON'T KNOW HOW THEY STACK UP - SO NEITHER DO PARENTS. HERE'S TARGET 7 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER NANCY LAFLIN. IT'S A GRADING SYSTEM THAT'S SUPPOSED TO HOLD TEACHERS... AND PRINCIPALS ACCOUNTABLE. BUT WITH JUST DAYS LEFT IN THE SCHOOL YEAR... SOT "If there's a grade lower than f..i'd give it that grade. It's that bad." "IT" IS THE CONTROVERSIAL TEACHER EVALUATION SYSTEM... PUT IN PLACE THIS YEAR ... BY THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. BUT WITH THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR JUST DAYS AWAY... THE STATE HASN'T SAID HOW NEW MEXICO TEACHERS STACK UP. "So the whole system has just caused anguish, frustration, it's just beyond..i can't even describe what some of these teaches and principals are going through this year." FOR THE FIRST TIME... NEW MEXICO TEACHERS WERE EVALUATED ON THINGS LIKE ATTENDANCE, STUDENT TEST SCORES AND CLASSROOM OBSERVATION. IT'S SUPPOSED TO REWARD GOOD TEACHERS ... AND WEED OUT THE BAD. BUT THE STATE HASN'T RETURNED ITS FINDINGS. UNION REPS FOR EDUCATORS SAY AS A RESULT... TEACHERS WITH ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE BEING ASKED TO SIGN THOSE EVALUATIONS BEFORE THEY'RE FINISHED. AND A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER SAYS THE STATE ROLLED THIS OUT ... BEFORE IT WAS READY. "They did so with great disregard and they just basically ran with it without doing any kind of pilots as was suggested to them." AN ALBUQUERQUE SCHOOLS SPOKESMAN SAYS BECAUSE THE P-E-D HAS NOT COMPLETED THE EVALUATIONS... THE ONLY FORMS TEACHERS ARE BEING ASKED TO SIGN: A RECOMMENDATION FOR RE-EMPLOYMENT... WITH A BOX MARKED YES OR NO. AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAYS NO ONE FROM THE STATE COULD DO AN INTERVIEW..BUT HE SENT A STATEMENT THAT SAYS IN PART... "THIS TOO FAST TO SOON TACT IS COMMONLY EMPLOYED BY UNION LEADERS AND OTHER OPPONENTS WHO SHARE THE SOLE GOAL OF DODGING ACCOUNTABILITY. ...AND THERE IS NO STATE REQUIREMENT THAT TEACHERS SIGN EVALUATIONS AT ALL." FOR TARGET 7... I'M NANCY LAFLIN. THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS A.P.S. TEACHERS WILL HAVE THEIR EVALUATIONS BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.